Fadil Sulejmani Explained

Fadil Sulejmani (mk|Фадил Сулејмани; 5 December 1940 – 11 February 2013) was an Albanologist, university professor, and the first rector of the University of Tetova.^[1]

Life

Fadil Sulejmani was born on 5 December 1940, in the village of Bozovce (Bozovcë). He completed his primary and secondary education in Tetovo (Tetova) and pursued higher education in Pristina (Prishtina) and Belgrade. Upon returning from his studies, he worked as a teacher and later as a professor at various educational institutions in Pristina and Tetovo.^[2]

In 1995, Sulejmani established the University of Tetova along with other Albanian intellectuals, the first institution of higher education in the Albanian language in North Macedonia. He served as its rector.^[3] In 17 February, Sulejmani was arrested by the Macedonian police. He was sentenced to two years in prison but was later released.^{[4] [5]} He died in 2013.^[6]

Publications

• "E mbsuame e krështerë e Lekë Matrëngës", 1979,
• "Praktikumi i gjuhës së sotme shqipe", 1984,
• "Lindja, martesa dhe vdekja në Malësitë e Tetovës",^[7] 1988,
• "Veçoritë dialektore në të folmen e Sharrit të Tetovës", 1990,
• "Njohuri për Gjermaninë dhe popullin e saj", 1995,
• "Fonetika e gjuhës gjermane", 1995,
• "Morfologjia e gjuhës gjermane", 1995,
• "E folmja e Malësisë së Sharrit të Tetovës", 2006,

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Mehmet Kraja . Kraja . Mehmet . (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova) . Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës . sq . 2018 . . 2 . . 9789951615846 . 1080379844 . 1557.
2. Web site: Tradita . 4 December 2021 . Sot e përkujtojmë 81-vjetorin e lindjes së Prof. Dr. Fadil Sylejmanit . 6 April 2024 . Tradita: Shoqatë për kulturë dhe art . sq.
3. Book: Peter Siani-Davies . International Intervention in the Balkans since 1995 . 2004 . Routledge . 9781134427819 . 117.
4. Book: Dimitar Bechev . Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia . 2019 . Rowman & Littlefield . 9781538119624 . xxxxvii . 2nd.
5. Book: Tom Gallagher . Geoffrey Pridham . Experimenting With Democracy: Regime Change in the Balkans . 2012 . Routledge . 9781134662173 . 254.
6. Web site: Shtatë vjet pa rektorin e parë të Universitetit të Tetovës, prof. dr. Fadil Sylejmani . 6 April 2024 . strugalajm.com.
7. Book: Sulejmani, Fadil . Lindja, martesa dhe mortja në malësitë e Tetovës . 1988 . Rilindja . sq.